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João Silva

South African photojournalist

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  • Age
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    Born 1966
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-07-18

João Silva is a Portuguese-born South African war photographer. He is the last working member of the Bang-Bang Club, a group of photographers who covered South Africa from the time of Nelson Mandela's release from prison in 1990, to the country's first multiracial elections in 1994. He has worked in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East.

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